Otago glaucoma surgery outcome study: Long-term results of 841 trabeculectomies

Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 731-737

  Bevin, Tui H ^a   Molteno, Anthony C B ^a   Herbison, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Closed angle glaucoma; Open angle glaucoma; Trabeculectomy

Indexed keywords

FLUOROURACIL; MITOMYCIN C;

AGED; ARTICLE; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CHOROID DETACHMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLOSED ANGLE GLAUCOMA; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIRETINAL MEMBRANE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPHEMA; HYPOTONY MACULOPATHY; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; IRIDECTOMY; IRIS DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; PEROPERATIVE CARE; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REOPERATION; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINA SURGERY; THERAPY DELAY; TRABECULECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD; VITRECTOMY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATARACT EXTRACTION; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA, ANGLE-CLOSURE; GLAUCOMA, OPEN-ANGLE; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCULAR HYPOTENSION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TIME FACTORS; TRABECULECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 58149354489     PISSN: 14426404     EISSN: 14429071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2008.01896.x     Document Type: Article

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